High Sheriff of County Dublin
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The High Sheriff of County Dublin was the Sovereign's judicial representative in County Dublin
. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff
became an annual appointment following the Provisions of Oxford
in 1258. Besides his judicial importance, the sheriff had ceremonial and administrative functions and executed High Court Writs.
The first (High) Shrievalties were established before the Norman Conquest in 1066 and date back to Saxon times. In 1908, an Order in Council made the Lord-Lieutenant the Sovereign's prime representative in a county and reduced the High Sheriff's precedence. Despite however that the office retained his responsibilities for the preservation of law and order in a county.
County Dublin
County Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...
. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff
High Sheriff
A high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...
became an annual appointment following the Provisions of Oxford
Provisions of Oxford
The Provisions of Oxford are often regarded as England's first written constitution ....
in 1258. Besides his judicial importance, the sheriff had ceremonial and administrative functions and executed High Court Writs.
The first (High) Shrievalties were established before the Norman Conquest in 1066 and date back to Saxon times. In 1908, an Order in Council made the Lord-Lieutenant the Sovereign's prime representative in a county and reduced the High Sheriff's precedence. Despite however that the office retained his responsibilities for the preservation of law and order in a county.
High Sheriffs of County Dublin
- 1556: James Luttrell
- 1565: Christopher Fagan
- 1575: Richard Fagan
- 1655: William Coddington
- 1655: Sir Daniel Bellingham, 1st Baronet
- 1684: Sir Richard Bellingham, 2nd Baronet
- 1691: John Allen, 1st Viscount AllenJohn Allen, 1st Viscount AllenCaptain John Allen, 1st Viscount Allen PC was an Irish peer and politician.He was the son of Sir Joshua Allen....
- 1695: Dixie Coddington
- 1713: Clement Barry
- 1721: John Falkiner
- 1733: William Ussher
- 1746: John Gore Booth
- 1755: Edward Maunsell
- 1760: Sir Simon Bradstreet, 2nd Baronet
- 1762: Sir Henry Echlin, 3rd Baronet
- 1773: Sir George Ribton, 2nd Baronet
- 1777: Sir Michael Cromie, 1st Baronet of Stacombrie
- 1779: John Exshaw
- 1781: Sir John Stuart Hamilton, 1st Baronet of Dunamana
- 1790: George Talbot, later Sir George Talbot, 3rd Baronet of Chart Park
- 1794: John Giffard
- 1801: Sir Frederick John Falkiner, 1st BaronetSir Frederick Falkiner, 1st BaronetSir Frederick John Falkiner, 1st Baronet was an Irish baronet and politician.He was the eldest son of Daniel Falkiner, grandson of Daniel Falkiner, and his wife Dorothy Faure, daughter of Henry Faure. Falkiner was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts...
- 1810: Matthew West
- 1813: Jacob West
- 1818: Eyre Tilson Coote, 3rd Baron Castle Coote
- 1820: Sir Richard Steele, 3rd Baronet
- 1821: Charles Cobbe
- 1824: Sir John Sheppey Ribton, 3rd Baronet of Woodville
- 1825: John D. Latouche, of Malley.
- 1827: Thomas Richard Needham, of Edmondsbury, Bank, Foster-place
- 1828: The Honorable Edward Wingfield, of Cork Abbey. Bray
- 1829: George Hampden EvansGeorge Hampden EvansThe Rt.Hon. George Hampden Evans was an Irish politician.He was the eldest son of Captain Hampden Evans and his wife Margaret née Davis of Portrane, County Dublin. in 1805 he married Sophia Parnell, only daughter of Sir John Parnell former Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland...
- 1831: Sir Josiah Coghill, 3rd Baronet
- 1832: Hamilton, James Hans
- 1833: Richard Mandeks
- 1835: William Brabazon, Lord Brabazon, 11th Earl of Meath
- 1836: Sir William Henry Palmer, 3rd Baronet, of Palmerstown
- 1838: John Michael Henry Fock, 3rd Baron de Robeck
- 1839: Sir Henry Meredyth Jervis White Jervis, Baronet (or 1837)
- 1841: Charles Cobbe
- 1844: William Eaton Caldbeck
- 1845: Hon. Edward Preston, Gormanstown Castle
- 1846: Edward Lawless, 3rd Baron Cloncurry
- 1849: John Ennis, of Merrion Square
- 1850: Robert Alexander, of Garristown, Ashbourne.
- 1853: Valentine O'Brien O'Connor
- 1854: William Ulick Tristram St. Lawrence, 4th Earl of Howth
- 1856: St. John Butler
- 1856: James West
- 1858: Charles Vesey Colthurst-Vesey
- 1859: Sir John Joscelyn Coghill, 4th Baronet
- 1860: Francis Richard Brooke
- 1861: Luke White, 2nd Baron AnnalyLuke White, 2nd Baron AnnalyLuke White, 2nd Baron Annaly KP was an Anglo-Irish Liberal politician.Annaly was the son of Henry White, 1st Baron Annaly, and his wife Ellen , and was educated at Eton. He served in the British Army and achieved the rank of Captain in the 13th Light Dragoons and Lieutenant-Colonel in the Longford...
of Annaly and Rathcline - 1865: Jenico Preston, 14th Viscount GormanstonJenico Preston, 14th Viscount GormanstonJenico William Joseph Preston, 14th Viscount Gormanston GCMG , was an Anglo-Irish colonial administrator.Gormanston was born the son of Edward Anthony John Preston, 13th Viscount Gormanston, and his wife Lucretia, daughter of William Charles Jerningham, and was born at Gormanston Castle, County...
- 1866: Sir Edward Wingfield Verner, 4th BaronetSir Edward Verner, 4th BaronetSir Edward Wingfield Verner, 4th Baronet , was a British politician.Verner was another son of Sir William Verner, 1st Baronet, and of Harriet Wingfield. He married Selina Florence, daughter of Thomas Vesey Nugent, on 15 December 1864...
- 1870: Nathaniel Hone, J.P.
- 1871: Thomas Fulton Caldbeck
- 1872: John Hely Hutchinson
- 1875: Sir Roger William Henry Palmer, 5th Baronet
- 1881: Athanasius Francis William Geoffrey De Geneville Cusack
- 1885: Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of IveaghEdward Guinness, 1st Earl of IveaghEdward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh, KP, GCVO, FRS was an Irish philanthropist and businessman.-Public life:...
- 1888: Sir Percy Raymond Grace, 4th Baronet of Boley, Queens County
- 1895: John Gardiner Nutting of Gort Muire
- 1898: Sir George Frederick Brooke, 1st Baronet
- 1899: Henry Seymour Guinness
- 1900: James William Henry Claud Cusack
- 1901: Herbert Winnington Domvile
- 1902: Andrew Jameson (politician)Andrew Jameson (politician)Andrew Jameson PC was a Scottish-born Irish public servant, politician and businessman.Jameson was born in Alloa. He was educated at London International College, Trinity College, Cambridge and Trinity College, Dublin. From 1896 to 1898 he was Governor of the Bank of Ireland. In 1902 he was High...
of Sutton House - 1903: Eyre Coote
- 1908: Charles Nicholas Colthurst-Vesey
- 1910: Robert Frederick Stewart Colvill
- 1919: Thomas Kennedy LaidlawThomas Kennedy LaidlawThomas Kennedy Laidlaw PC was a Scottish-born Irish racehorse owner and breeder.Laidlaw was educated at Park School and the University of Glasgow, but later moved to Ireland. His racing colours were black with gold spots...
- 1920: Sir Richard St. John Jefferyes Colthurst, 8th Baronet